Annual Art Exhibition 2008
Click link for our 31st Annual Art Exhibition 2009 details of art award categories, conditions of entry and entry form.
Over $6,000.00 in prize money!
Winners of the 30th Annual Art Exhibition 2008
Left to right: Betty Clarke, Tim Guzsely, Lou Derry, Amanda Feher.
Lou Derry receiving 'Best of Show' Elizabeth Guzsely Memorial Award from Judge Amanda Feher, presented by Elizabeth's husband Tim Guzsely.
Left to right: Betty Clarke, Zabrina Duncan, Barb Lamont
Zabrina Duncan receiving a Highly Commended in the Endeavour Lions Youth Encouragement Award for her graphite drawing titled 'Joey'.
Award Winning Art Works
BEST OF SHOW ELIZABETH GUZSELY MEMORIAL AWARD No 75 Section 6 “Where Sweet Water Flows” - Pastel
(Open) (Non Acquisitive)
Awarded to an artwork considered to be the best of the show, chosen from all categories
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By Louise Derry
COOK SHIRE COUNCIL AWARD –“Spirit of Cook Shire”
(Acquisitive)
Framed painting depicting the spirit, heart, character or essence of the Cook Shire (Open to Cook Shire residents only)
First Prize:No 5 “Gaanhaal Big Sister View to Mt Piebald" - Oil
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By Amanda Jones
Highly Commended: No 9 “Pull of the Tide – Archer Point” - Pastel
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By Lou Derry
COLLINGWOOD TIN MINE AWARD
(Acquisitive)
Landscape on canvas – any medium
First Prize: No 19 “Alone in the Normanby” - Oil
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Highly Commended: No 14 “What Lies Beneath”
By Jane Arthars
ERGON ENERGY AWARD 
(Non Acquisitive)
Contemporary/Abstract – any medium, any subject
First Prize: No 31 “Dialogue with Fire”
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Highly Commended: No 29 “Waters Edge” - Pastel
By Louise Derry
HOPEVALE ART AND CULTURE AWARD
(Non Acquisitive)
Indigenous Art – Open to indigenous artists of Cook, Wugal Wugal and Hopevale Shires
First Prize: No 42 “Balinga Story” - Acrylic
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By Helen Gordon
Highly Commended: No 39 “Splash” - Acrylic
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GREENFIELD MEMORIAL AWARD
(Non Acquisitive)
Black and white – Any subject
First Prize: No 55 “To the Sea”
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Highly Commended: No 57 Crab Hole Creation - Graphite
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By Amanda Jones
COOKTOWN BOWLS CLUB AWARD
(Non Acquisitive)
Traditional representational landscape painting – Any medium
First Prize: No 78 “A Moment in Time” - Acrylic
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By Betty Clarke
Highly Commended: NO 74 “Where There’s Smoke" - Acrylic
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By Faye Pini
PORTRAIT
(Non Acquisitive)
Portrait or Person – Any medium
First Prize: No 82 “Willie Gordon – Citizen of the Year Cooktown 2008” - Pastel
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By Amanda Jones - photo quality less due to reflections on glass
Highly Commended: No 81 “Ella Enchanted” - Pastel
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By Irene Taylor
FAUNA AND FLORA
(Non Acquisitive)
Painting of animal and/or plant life – Any medium
First Prize: No 97 “Water Lillies”
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Highly Commended: No 102 “Patch-Worked Dreams”
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By Jane Arthurs
ENDEAVOUR LIONS YOUTH ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
(Non Acquisitive)
Open to high school age students only – Any medium, Any subject
First Prize: No 109 “Rainforest Enchantment”
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By Symone Kayla Welsh
Highly Commended: No 103 “Joey”
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By Zabrina Duncan
POBERAY MEMORIAL AWARD
(Non Acquisitive)
Miniature Painting – Any medium, Any subject
First Prize: No 112 “Waiting”
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Highly Commended: No 116 “From Little Things”
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By Faye Pini
COOKTOWN CREATIVE ARTS ASSOCIATION AWARD
(Non Acquisitive)
Handmade textile art form
First Prize: No 119 “Simple Pleasures”
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By Diana Burns
Highly Commended: No 120 “Snakes Belly Necklace”
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By Johanna Taylor
CCAS & CSAS AWARD
(Non Acquisitive)
Handmade 3 Dimensional Art Form
First Prize: No 122 Didgeridoo
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Highly Commended: No 127 “Cityscape” Bracelet

By Johanna Taylor
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Cooktown School of Art Society Inc
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